Last night I couldn't sleep because I woke up and thought 'Oh my god, we are in a house and everything has reverted back to normal - Sam is addicted to the TV, I am eating and eating and eating and doing not enough exercise and Will is working and stressed. Nothing has changed!!' So I decided the best thing to do would be to wake up Will and tell him my worries - and here's the thing, things have changed because Will got up and got me a drink and listened to me droning on at him about how I was worried that when we got back to the UK we would just slot back into the same old routine - and he said not to worry, things would be ok. Now 7 months ago, Will would have told me to shut up and go back to sleep.
It is scary though, to think that we will be home soon and then what? Will being home all the time be enough for us after our mad cap adventures, will we slot back into a routine as if nothing has changed? In the clear light of day I can see that we have a choice in this - that yes, things could go back to the way they were... or... we can choose to change them and to take the lessons we have learned with us. So this morning I got up with a different attitude. I had an apple for breakfast and when the boys went surfing, I took the long board out and had a fun session myself. If I want to stay fit and healthy and keep up with the routine we have established then it's up to me to keep on top of it.
Playing on the long board was loads of fun and I will definitely do it more often... after a session in the sea we had a Macdonalds and yes, I had the healthy option, and then we went and bought the National Geographic for Sams lessons... picture attached of me on the surfboard. Tonight we are going out for a meal with the neighbours.
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